Table 1. Microbial strains for pigment production.

Microorganisms	Pigment Color	Applications	References
Bacteria
Achromobacter	Pink, Orange, Red	Anticancer; Antimalarial	[11]
Helicobacter pylori	Red	Antiplasmodial	[12]
Bacillus sp.	Pink, Orange, Yellow	Antibacterial	[13]
Brevibacterium sp.	Orange	Antioxidation	[14]
Corynebacterium michigannisse	Creamish, Grayish,	Anticancer	[9]
Pseudomonas sp.	Brown, Yellow-green,	Antibiotic	[15]
Arthrobacter	Yellow	Cytotoxic	[16]
Rhodococcus maris	Deep red	Antibiotic	[15]
Streptomyces sp.	Blue, red, Yellow	Antibiotic	[9]
Aspergillus glaucus	Dark red	Anticancer	[9]
Staphylococcus roseus	Reddish-pink	Anticancer; Algicidal	[17]
Molds
Helminthosporium catenarium	Red Dark maroon	Protection from UV irradiation Anti-inflammatory	[18]
Helminthosporium cynodontis	Bronze color	Antibiotic	[18]
Helminthosporium gramineum	Red Dark maroon	Protection from UV irradiation	[15]
Cystofilobasidium infirmominiatum	Red	Antibacterial	[19]
Aspergillus sp.	Red, Orange	Antibacterial	[18]
Blakeslea trispora	Cream	Tambjamines (BE-18591, Antibiotic)	[18]
Neurospora sp.	Orange-red	Anticancer	[20]
Helminthosporium avenae	Bronze color	Antibiotic	[18]
Monascus purpureus	Red, orange, yellow	Anticancer	[21]
Penicillium cyclopium	Orange	Antiproliferative	[22]
Penicillium nalgiovense	Red	Antiproliferative	[23]
Penicillium chrysogenum	Yellow	Algicidal	[24]
Yeasts
Cryptococcus sp.	Red	Algicidal	[18]
Phaffia rhodozyma	Orange	Antiprotozoan	[25]
Rhodotorula sp.	Orange/red, Yellow	Anticancer	[25]
Yarrowia lipolytica	Brown	Antiprotozoan	[26]
Algae
Dunaliella salina	Red, Orange	Antiprotozoan	[27]